Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.3/19.5 out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.3/19.5. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-49512. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.3/19.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.3, ID19.5 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-49512 since 10/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211463 (Adobe InDesign < 18.5.4 / 19.x < 20.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB24-88)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211463). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• InDesign Desktop

Version

• 18.5.0
• 18.5.1
• 18.5.2
• 18.5.3
• 19.0
• 19.1
• 19.2
• 19.3
• 19.4
• 19.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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